At 8 and 10 o'clock on the evening of December 13, we witnessed history, the Champions League knockout draw re-draw is really unheard of, this re-draw can be described as a few joys and a few sorrows, Chelsea and Bayern drew a big package, and Manchester United and Paris could have promoted one, this may not be able to qualify for both, Messi, C Ronaldo or will both be out.
Bayern vs Red Bull
Unfortunately, Red Bull Salzburg managed to finish second in the group by beating Sevilla in Group G and secured a place for direct promotion, but their knockout match was about to end before it began, because they were facing the invincible Bayern in the universe, which was now in high morale. Bayern's horror must not be repeated too much, as we all know, the Champions League group stage scored 22 goals in 6 games and only conceded 3 goals, becoming the team with the most goals and the fewest goals conceded in the Champions League group stage this season. In Group E, Bayern's benfica, Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev combined to score just 10 goals, less than a half of Bayern's.
Bayern remains a dominant player in the Bundesliga, scoring 47 goals in 15 games and averaging 3.13 goals per game. Not to mention Red Bull Salzburg, even his big brother Red Bull Leipzig is also useless against Bayern, Red Bull Leipzig lost to Bayern 1-4 at home in the fourth round of the Bundesliga, then Red Bull Salzburg can only ask for more blessings. Bayern's match against Leipzig is hardly suspenseful, and the only curiosity fans may be whether Bayern's goals scored in two legs will be in double figures.
Sport of Portugal vs Manchester City
As the first odds to win the championship, Manchester City basically will not fall in the round of 16, Manchester City first drew Villarreal, the second time was drawn to Portuguese sports, but for Manchester City, there is no difference, this is like the class of the bully, their own strength no matter what the test question is the same, nothing more than the score of the problem. City are currently ranked third in the world, with a total value of 1.03 billion euros, scoring 18 goals in the last six Champions League group games, averaging three per game, which is still in the group with strong teams such as Paris, Leipzig Red Bull and Bruges.
On the other hand, Portugal Sports, although it is the second in the Champions League group, but in the end it is also reluctant to squeeze out Dortmund by the win-loss relationship, and by February next year, Portuguese Sports in the Portuguese Premier League title zone will face Porto before facing Manchester City, then they will most likely choose to abandon the Champions League, so it is optimistic that Manchester City will win.
Benfica vs Ajax
Most fans may think that this is the most evenly matched game in the Champions League round of 16 this season, but it is not, Ajax is strong, and Dort fans should have a deep understanding. Ajax are the only 3 teams in the Champions League group stage this season to advance to the knockout stages, and they have scored 20 goals in 6 games, second only to Bayern in terms of goals and only 5 goals conceded, so Ajax is not the big gift that everyone thinks.
Benfica are currently third in the Portuguese Premier League after four games against Ajax, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and the last time they could beat Ajax was in a friendly match in 2009. In the 2018 Champions League group stage, two teams have played, Benfica's record is 1 draw and 1 loss, through the data, in fact, Benfica wants to win a lot of difficulty, therefore, optimistic about Ajax promotion.
Chelsea vs Lille
The strongest group in the Champions League is second vs the weakest group in the Champions League is first, and there is no suspense in this competition. Chelsea are currently fourth in the world and are the defending champions of the Champions League, and although they have only finished second in their group, they have not lost any of their games and have conceded only two games, with the remaining four games maintaining clean sheets. Although Lille is the first in the group, to be honest, their group may only be at europa league level, in the 2019 Champions League group stage, Chelsea scored four goals against Lille in two games, and the result this year may be the same.
Atletico vs Manchester United
Atletico and Manchester United are actually in a similar situation this season, one is fourth in La Liga, one is fifth in the Premier League, Atletico averages 1.68 goals per game in the league, while Manchester United averages 1.63 goals per game in the league, and even the goal statistics are very similar. However, compared to Manchester United's tofu scum defense, Atletico's defense still has to do a better job, the number of Goals conceded by both sides in the Champions League is the same, but in terms of the number of goals conceded in the league, Atletico are 6 less than Manchester United. Atletico and Manchester United match, the variable probability occurs in C Ronaldo, before C Ronaldo a total of 35 times against Atletico, scored 25 goals, in the Champions League directly eliminated the opponent 5 times, but this record may be ended this year, Xiaobian is more optimistic about Atletico promotion.
Villarreal vs Juventus
Today's Juventus is no longer the Juventus of the past, although you are the first in the group, but in fact, they are not much stronger than Barca now. Juventus are currently only 7th in Serie A, a full eight points away from the top four, and it may be more realistic to secure the league than an unrealistic Champions League title, otherwise it may not even have to play in the Champions League in the end. Fortunately, Villarreal's current life is not good, the league is only 13th, 10 points away from the Champions League, and their direct opponent for the fourth place this season is Barca, compared to Juve, Huang Qian may want to save the league more, so Juve's probability of promotion is still greater.
Inter Milan vs Liverpool
Inter, who are on the rise, meet Liverpool, who are back at the top, which is another Champions League knockout match worth looking forward to. Inter Milan is now at the top of the Serie A table with a 1-point advantage ahead of AC Milan, while Liverpool are still behind Manchester City in the Second Premier League, and from the league statistics, the two teams are also very close, Inter has scored 2 goals less than Liverpool, conceded 3 more goals. But in the Champions League, Inter and Liverpool are still much inferior, Inter only scored 8 goals in 6 rounds of matches and was killed by Real Madrid twice, while Liverpool won all 6 games, killing Inter's title rivals AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, one of the top three in La Liga. The last time Liverpool and Inter met in the Champions League was in 2008, when it was also the Round of 16 of the Champions League, Inter was eliminated by Liverpool's double kill, and both games were clean sheeted, this year's plot may be the same, optimistic about Liverpool's smooth promotion.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid
Four players, Ashraf, Ramos, Navas and Di Maria, returned to the Bernabeu, only this time they put on the jersey of Paris. In addition to Ashraf, the other three players have played a crucial role in Real Madrid's history of winning four Champions Leagues in 5 years. Di Maria is the absolute contributor to Real Madrid's 2013-2014 Champions League title, and Navas and Ramos are an important territory for Real Madrid to complete the Champions League's three consecutive titles, and this matchup is already very exciting before it has even begun. Although from the point of view of paper strength, the big Paris with Messi, Mbappe and Neymar is obviously one notch higher, but in terms of team stability, Real Madrid is still stronger. Now the weakness of the big Paris is very obvious, such a strong team, but not even a back that can be taken, it is really impossible to compete with Real Madrid, therefore, Xiaobian is more optimistic about Real Madrid winning.